SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 10 AM to 8 PM
Contact: Andrew Butt ~ Phone: (510) 236-7435
October 12, 2009: Tom
Butt reports, "With nearly ten hours of music and kids
swarming everywhere, Point Richmond’s First Annual Fall Fest
was a huge success. There was a pumpkin patch, jumper, interactive
entertainment for kids, a healthy eating cooking school, chili
cook-off, I had a great time running the hayride, a big moneymaker for PRAM." One surprise was bumping into David Pierce, perhaps Richmond’s most unusual mayor. In a 1979 “The Great Shark Hunt” passage available from Google Books, Hunter S. Thompson reported: Another notable exception was David Pierce, a 30-year old lawyer who was actually elected mayor of Richmond, California (population 101,000 plus) in 1964. Pierce mustered a huge black ghetto vote – mainly on the basis of his lifestyle and his promise to “bust standard oil.” |
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| He served, and in fact ran, the city for three years – but in 1967 he suddenly abandoned everything to move to a monastery in Nepal. He is now in Turkey, en route to aspen and then California, where he plans to run for governor. I seem to run into Pierce somewhere at least once a year. He now lives in Bangkok and regaled us with tales of his pet baby elephant. I guess we just missed him there. The last time I saw him he was stark naked on a gravel bar of the Eel River at the Kate Wolf Music Festival in Laytonville, CA. | |
The historic neighborhood of Point Richmond, equal parts family-friendly and fun-loving, will hold its first-ever FALL FEST on Saturday, October 10th.
FALL FEST will feature live music, an arts fair, beer garden, chili cook-off and fall-inspired activities for people of all ages and interests. All this takes place from 10 AM to 8 PM on Washington Avenue and Park Place in downtown Point Richmond, just off the 580 freeway.
The event is a collaborative effort by the Point Richmond Business Association, Point Richmond Music, Parents Resources and More (PRAM), and Arts of Point Richmond. Admission is FREE!
FREE BIKE PARKING by RICHMOND SPOKES !!!
| LIVE MUSIC | |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am | Alligator |
11:00 am – 11:50 am |
Blue Hand Band (Blues Rock) |
12:00 pm – 12:50 pm |
Crunchy Frog (Rock/Pop) |
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm |
Boomvang (Blues rock) |
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm |
Asheba (Carribbean music for kids) |
3:00 pm – 3:50 pm |
Claudia Russell & the Folk Unlimited Orchestra (folk/Americana) |
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm |
Michael
Van and the Movers |
5:00 pm – 5:50 pm |
Ichabod Bardo (Prog Rock) |
6:00 pm – 6:50 pm |
WHO GAS (Rock) |
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Static Thought (Punk) |
Children’s Activities: Face Painting, Jugglers, Pumpkin Patch & Hay Ride!
“We’re taking the classic fall fest concept and putting our Point Richmond stamp on it--come one, come all, celebrate diversity and the arts, and bring your dancing shoes,” says Andrew Butt. “We love sharing our neighborhood with our friends from all over the Bay Area and beyond. There will truly be something for everybody.”
All day long, the Point Richmond Community Center will hold an “Edible Garden” themed open house, featuring tutorials such as “world cooking for kids,” “how to create your personal outdoor paradise,” and more.
